Psyche, the soul of humans, was exploited by the philosophers of the ancient times as well as by all religions. The majority accept that Psyche is immortal.
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Psyche never was part of Greek mythology. The word is Greek for soul (as in psychology). Not until about about 160 AD does Psyche appear as a person, and it was in a piece of Roman fiction. The Roman philosopher and writer Lucius Apuleius wrote a long story called The Golden Ass. In this an old woman tells about Cupid and Psyche and in her tale Psyche is taken into the company of the Greek deities, or rather their Roman counterparts.
In Roman mythology, she is the girl whom Cupid fell in love with. She is said to be more beautiful than Venus, Goddess of Love and Beauty, herself. Since Venus wont stop in making Psyche suffer, Cupid asks Zeus for help and makes Psyche as a Goddess...Goddess of soul."
PSYCHE was cursed by her sister, Aphrodite (Venus), to marry the ugliest man on earth. Aphrodite, despite being beautiful herself, was jealous of her sister, Psyche, and of the love and attention she received.
Aphrodite commanded the god Eros to cast this spell onto Psyche. However, he feel in love with her, and instead hid her away in his secret palace.
Psyche was cast out, per some mistake, by Eros, and returned to Venus, by whom she was enslaved. Psyche suffered and suffered as Venus' slave, doing very hard work and labor in the Underworld. Eros returned to Psyche in love, and aided her in overcoming her despair...ultimately, the two were wed, and Psyche became forever immortal (she is often represented as a butterfly).
REMEMBER, Psyche in Greek means...Soul!!!
Yes, psychology, is and should be a scientifically-based study...but if it completely ignores the soul, the spiritual side of the human, than it has not done its job.
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Additional Source: http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Psykhe.html
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